Projections of Education Statistics to 2010 : Table 19

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Table 19.-Total enrollment in private 4-year institutions of higher education, by sex and attendance status, with alternative projections: Fall 1985 to fall 2010
(In thousands)
Year	Total	Men		Women
Year	Total	Full-time	Part-time	Full-time	Part-time
1985	2,506	918	342	844	403
1986	2,524	910	343	856	414
1987	2,558	909	346	878	426
1988	2,634	933	347	918	436
1989	2,693	933	360	938	463
1990	2,730	944	361	959	466
1991	2,802	962	367	990	483
1992	2,864	970	375	1,016	503
1993	2,887	973	369	1,037	508
1994	2,924	978	367	1,063	516
1995	2,955	978	364	1,089	523
1996	2,996	991	358	1,130	517
1997	3,040	999	357	1,163	520
	Middle alternative projections
1998	3,042	979	355	1,168	540
1999	3,076	980	363	1,173	560
2000	3,131	992	368	1,200	572
2001	3,177	1,005	371	1,222	579
2002	3,206	1,012	374	1,235	585
2003	3,245	1,022	378	1,255	590
2004	3,285	1,031	382	1,276	596
2005	3,327	1,040	386	1,298	603
2006	3,384	1,053	390	1,331	610
2007	3,450	1,071	394	1,369	617
2008	3,523	1,092	398	1,410	622
2009	3,586	1,113	401	1,446	626
2010	3,638	1,129	403	1,475	630
	Low alternative projections
1998	3,042	979	355	1,168	540
1999	3,077	980	363	1,174	560
2000	3,141	996	367	1,205	571
2001	3,201	1,016	371	1,237	578
2002	3,235	1,027	373	1,254	581
2003	3,266	1,039	374	1,270	583
2004	3,295	1,048	376	1,284	586
2005	3,326	1,057	379	1,301	590
2006	3,371	1,069	382	1,326	595
2007	3,423	1,083	385	1,355	600
2008	3,478	1,101	388	1,386	603
2009	3,526	1,117	390	1,412	606
2010	3,565	1,131	392	1,433	609
	High alternative projections
1998	3,042	979	355	1,168	540
1999	3,076	980	363	1,173	560
2000	3,130	992	368	1,199	572
2001	3,177	1,003	372	1,222	580
2002	3,212	1,010	376	1,239	588
2003	3,262	1,020	381	1,266	596
2004	3,319	1,031	386	1,296	605
2005	3,380	1,042	392	1,330	616
2006	3,458	1,059	398	1,375	626
2007	3,546	1,079	404	1,426	636
2008	3,638	1,104	409	1,480	645
2009	3,717	1,127	413	1,526	651
2010	3,782	1,145	417	1,563	657
NOTE: Some data have been revised from previously published figures. Detail may not sum to totals due to rounding. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, "Fall Enrollment in Colleges and Universities" surveys; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) surveys; and Higher Education Enrollment Model. (This table was prepared March 2000.)

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